Triplett MS245 User manual

User Manual

MS245

Pin/Pinless Moisture Meter

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Pinless & Pintype Moisture
 
Meter
 
3 
 
 
Content  Page 
1.
 
Introduce.
 ................................................................. 
4
 
2.
 
Function.
 .................................................................. 
4
 
3.
 
Description.
 ............................................................... 
5
 
3-1.Meter
 
Description.
 ..................................................... 
5
 
3-2.Symbols
 
Used
 
on
 
LCD
 
Display
 ........................................ 
6
 
4.
 
Technical
 
Parameter
 ..................................................... 
7
 
5.
 
Operation.
 ................................................................. 
8
 
5-1.Startup & Shutdown.
 .................................................
8
 
5-2.EXT/REL
 
Mode
 
Switch.
 ................................................. 
8
 
5-3.Material
 
Type
 
Switch.
 .................................................
8
 
5-4.Automatic
 
Shutdown
 
Function.
 ....................................... 
8
 
5-5.Low-Power
 
Display
 
Function.
 ......................................... 
9
 
5-6.HOLD
 
Function.
 ......................................................... 
9
 
5-
7.Blacklight.
 ............................................................
9
 
5-8.LED
 
Lamp
 
Color
 
Indication
 
and
 
Alarm.
 .............................. 
9
 
5-9.Functional
 
Check
 ..................................................... 
10
 
6.
 
Product
 
Maintenance.
 ................................................... 
10
 
7.
 
Appendix.
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11
 

Pinless & Pintype Moisture

Meter

4

1.

Introduction

•

The

tester

professionally

measuring

moisture

in

the

material

using

probe

and

inductive

sensors.

•

The

two

modes

can

be

switched

at

will,

material

moisture

values

can

be

displayed

in

real-time.

•

Two

materials

can

be

measured

in

probe

mode:

wood

and

construction.

•

In induction mode, 10 materials can be measured: Dry wall, Masonry, Hardwood, Softwood, Hard

gypsum

floor

(Wt%),

Hard

gypsum

floor

(CM%),

Cement

(Wt%),

Cement

(CM%),

Concrete,

Gypsum

plaster.

•

Can be simple button operation and comfortable feel, so that users can use this instrument more

easily and quickly to measure.

Note:

CM%

is

carb

method

and

Wt%

is

water

weight

method.

2.

Function

•

The

LCD

off-code

screen

display

is

shown

•

Material

moisture measurement, measurement principle: Probe type (Resistance value), Induction

type (Capacitive type)

•

EXT

(Probe

type),

REL

(Induction

type)

mode

is

switchable

•

Probe-type

measurements

for

2

materials

•

Induction

measurements

of

10

materials

•

10s

Backlight,

any

button

trigger

•

Turn it off automatically for 10 minutes

•

Low-power

display

•

LED

lamp

color

level

display,

beep

alarm

•

Data

remains

functional

Pinless & Pintype Moisture

Meter

5

8

9

10

3.Description

3-1.Meter

Description

1-Probe Sensor

2-LCD Display

3-Indicator Light

4-MODE Button

5-ON/OFF

Button

6-HOLD Button

7-EXT/REL Button

8-Induction Sensor

9-Battery Cover

10-

CAP

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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Meter

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1

2

3

4

5

6

9

7

8

3-2.Symbols

Used

on

LCD

Display

1-Material Type Number

2-HOLD sign

3-Inductive Formula (REL) Mode

4-Probe-Type (EXT) Mode

5-

Low-Power

Symbols

6-

Cellular

Alarm

Symbol

7-

Automatically Shut Down Symbol

8-Percent (%)

9-Displays

the

Values

Pinless & Pintype Moisture

Meter

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4.

Technical

Parameter

Probe-

Type

Material

Range

Resolution

Accuracy

Wood

6 to 99%

0.1%

±2%

Build

0.2

to

2%

0.1%

Relative

Readings

Induction

Type

Material

Range

Resolution

Precision

Hardwood

0 to 35%

0.1%

±4%

Softwood

0 to 55%

0.1%

±4%

Drywall

0

to

100%

Relative

(See

Appendix

for

others)

0.1%

Relative

Readings

Working

Temperature

0

to

40°C

(32

to

104°F),

<80%RH

Storage

Temperature

-10

to

40°C

(14

to

104°F),

<70%RH

Battery

9V

battery

Pinless & Pintype Moisture

Meter

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5.

Operation

5-1.Startup

&

Shutdown

•

Press

the

ON/OFF

Button

to

start

on,

press

the

ON/OFF

Button

to

shut

down.

•

The

hand

shall

be

kept

as

far

as

possible

from

the

humidity

board.

5-2.EXT/REL

Mode

Switch

•

Short

the

EXT/REL

Button

enables

probe

and

inductive

mode

switching.

•

The

symbol

of

the

EXT

appears

when

switched

to

the

probe

type.

•

When

switched

to

the

induction,

the

REL

symbol

appears.

•

Probe

shall

be

pressed

into

the

material

whenever

possible.

•

Induction

measurement

shall

be

as

flat

as

far

as

possible.

5-3.Material

Type

Switch

•

When switched to the probe type, 2 materials can be measured for wood and building, with

numbers corresponding to the numbers 0-1.

•

When

press

the

MODE

Button

briefly,

the

material

number

add

1,when

numbered

to

1,

press

the

MODE

Button

short

and

change

the

number

to

0.

•

When switching to the induction type, 10 materials can be measured, with the number

corresponding to the number 0-9.

•

When short press of the

MODE

Button, the material number adds 1, when the number reaches 9,

press the

MODE

Button short, and the number changes to 0.

5-4.Automatic

Shutdown

Function

•

When

the automatic shutdown function is off, press the

MODE

Button for the automatic shutdown

function on.

•

When the automatic shutdown function is turned on, long press the

MODE

Button, and the

automatic shutdown function turns off.

•

“ ”

shows

that

the

automatic

shutdown

function

is

turned

on

and

vice

versa.

•

After the automatic shutdown function turns on, the instrument will automatically turn off after

10 minutes.

Pinless & Pintype Moisture

Meter

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5-5.Low-Power

Display

Function

When the instrument battery voltage is low, “

” indicates that the battery needs to be replaced

at this time.

5-6.HOLD

Function

When HOLD function turns on, HOLD character display, start data hold function and prohibit key

function.

5-

7.Blacklight

The backlight turns on, automatically turn off after 10s, and press any button to restart the

backlight.

5-8.LED

Lamp

Color

Indication

and

Alarm

When

the

LED

light

color

turns

red,

the

beep

sounds,

and

“

”

shows.

5-8-1.Probe-Type

Material

Green

Light

Yellow

Light

Red

Light

Range

Wood

10-

40%

40-

70%

>70%

6-

99%

Build

0.2-

0.8%

0.8-

1.4%

>1.4%

0.2-

2%

5-8-2.Induction

Type

Material

Green

Light

Yellow

Light

Red

Light

Range

Drywall

10-

40%

40-

70%

>70%

0-

100%

Masonry

9-

35.8%

35.8-

62.7%

>62.7%

0-

89.5%

Hardwood

3.5-

14%

14-

24.5%

>24.5%

0-

35.0%

Softwood

5.5-

22%

22-

38.5%

>38.5%

0-

55.0%

Anhydrite

Screed

(Wt%)

0.4-

1.4%

1.4-

2.5%

>2.5%

0-

3.5%

Anhydrite

Screed

(CM%)

0.2-

0.6%

0.6-

1.1%

>1.1%

0-

1.5%

Cement

Screed

(Wt%)

0.5-

1.7%

1.7-

3.3%

>3.3%

0-

4.7%

Cement

Screed

(CM%)

0.3-

1.2%

1.2-

2.1%

>2.1%

0-

3.0%

Concerte

0.6-

2.4%

2.4-

4.2%

>4.2%

0-

6.0%

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Meter

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T2

T1

B2

B1

5-9.Functional

Check

Probe-type functional inspection requires using the T contacts (T1, T2) and B contacts (B1, B2) on

the protective cover, as shown below:

1.

Place the probe to the T1, T2 contact with the instrument reference is as follows:

Wood (10M): 18.3%±2%

Build

(10M):

0.8±0.1%

2.

Place the probe to the B1, B2 contact with the instrument reference is as follows:

Wood (680K): 25.9±2%

Build

(680K):

1.2±0.1%

6.Product

Maintenance

•

If

necessary,

clean

the

equipment with wet cloth and unirritating detergent and wipe the machine

housing.

•

Do

not

use

corrosive

or

irritating

cleaners.

•

Clean

the

screen

with

a

dry

cloth.

•

Keep

the

instrument

in

appropriate

temperature

and

humidity.

•

Do

not

immerse

the

product

in

water

or

other

liquids.

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Meter

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7.Appendix

Probe-

Type

Number

Function

Range

Resolution

0

Wood

6 to 99%

0.1%

1

Build

0.2

to

2%

0.1%

Induction

Type

Number

Function

Range

Resolution

0

Drywall

0 to 100%

0.1%

1

Masonry

0 to 89.5%

0.1%

2

Hardwood

0 to 35.0%

0.1%

3

Softwood

0 to 55.0%

0.1%

4

Anhydrite

Screed

(Wt%)

0 to 3.5%

0.1%

5

Anhydrite

Screed

(CM%)

0 to 1.5%

0.1%

6

Cement

Screed

(Wt%)

0 to 4.7%

0.1%

7

Cement

Screed

(CM%)

0 to 3.0%

0.1%

8

Concerte

0 to 6.0%

0.1%

9

Gypsum

Screed

0 to 10.0%

0.1%

Note:

CM%

is

carb

method

and

Wt%

is

water

weight

method.

Pinless & Pintype Moisture

Meter

Warranty

Triplett / Jewell Instruments extends the following warranty to the

original purchaser of these goods for use. Triplett warrants to the

original purchaser for use that the products sold by it will be free from

defects in workmanship and material for a period of (1) one year from

the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any of our

products which have been repaired or altered by unauthorized

persons in any way or purchased from unauthorized distributors so

as, in our sole judgment, to injure their stability or reliability, or which

have been subject to misuse, abuse, misapplication, negligence,

accident or which have had the serial numbers altered, defaced, or

removed. Accessories, including batteries are not covered by this

warranty.

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